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Banzai Matai

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Audi e-tron Vision Gran Turismo Concept [w/video]

The lines between reality and virtual reality are blurred more with each passing day, and the…

Manufacturer News · April 11, 2018

Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Drift Car

If your name is Federico Sceriffo and you are a professional drifter then there can be…

Motorsport · April 10, 2018

Porsche 919 sets new Spa lap record

Porsche Motorsport may have withdrawn from the World Endurance Championship but it isn’t ready to park…

Motorsport · April 9, 2018

BMW M5 Driven At Kyalami

KYALAMI, GAUTENG – I wonder if, in 1984, BMW M engineers ever thought that the M5…

BMW · March 31, 2018

Ferrari FXX K Evo vs FXX K comparison

If you are a Ferrari fan, and let’s face it who isn’t, then you are probably…

Motorsport · March 28, 2018

Drag race: BMW M5 vs Mercedes-AMG E63 S

It is the battle we’ve all been waiting for: BMW M5 vs Mercedes-AMG E63 S and…

Videos · March 28, 2018

Driving The Legendary and Fearsome Spa-Francorchamps [w/video]

We sent our managing editor to drive one of the most fearsome racetracks in the world, Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.

Motorsport · March 27, 2018

Driving an Audi S4 racecar

Sometimes the stars align and you get to slide into the hot seat of a very…

Motorsport · March 27, 2018

Project MX-5 (Race 6: 2017)

First published in October 2017: The final race of the Fine Cars Championship season took place last weekend.…

MX5 · March 27, 2018

Project MX-5 (Race 5: 2017)

First published in August 2017: It felt like an eternity between the two race meetings. Nine…

MX5 · March 27, 2018

Project MX-5 (Race 4: 2017)

First published in June 2017: The last round of the regional circuit championship, the Power Series,…

MX5 · March 27, 2018

Project MX-5 (Race 3: 2017)

First published in May 2017: The regional race series at Killarney International Raceway, called the Power…

Project Cars · March 27, 2018

Project MX-5 (Race 2: 2017)

First published in April 2017: Project MX-5 did not have a great season-opener at Killarney Raceway…

MX5 · March 27, 2018

Project MX-5 (Race 1: 2017)

First published in February 2017: Racing can provide the highest of highs. Ask anyone who track…

MX5 · March 27, 2018

Diary of an amateur racer

Double Apex editor, Sudhir Matai, cut his racing teeth in the hotly contested Polo Cup series.…

Motorsport · March 27, 2018

Suzuki Ignis 1,2 GLX

CAPE TOWN, WESTERN CAPE – Understanding the local car market does not require a degree in…

Car Reviews · March 27, 2018

Project MX-5 (Part 11 – brace yourself)

First published in May 2017: First-generation (NA) MX-5s, such as the car I race, do not…

MX5 · March 27, 2018

Project MX-5 (Part 10 – a new look)

First published in March 2017: If you follow this series of articles closely you would have…

Project Cars · March 27, 2018

Project MX-5 (Part 9 – suspension upgrade)

First published in February 2017: We’ve done plenty of work on Project MX-5 over the last year and…

MX5 · March 27, 2018

Project MX-5 (Part 8 – better brakes)

First published in December 2016: Project MX-5 has been taking a well-deserved rest since the race…

MX5 · March 27, 2018

Project MX-5 (Part 7 – cool air & water)

First published in August 2016: We’ve been busy these past few weeks, improving parts of the engine…

MX5 · March 27, 2018

Project MX-5 (Race 8: 2016)

First published in October 2016: It’s been many weeks since I have had anything to write about…

MX5 · March 27, 2018

Project MX-5 (Race 7: 2016)

 Published by in September 2016: After the raft of changes we had conducted on Project MX-5 over…

MX5 · March 27, 2018

Project MX-5 (Race 6: 2016)

First published in August 2016: The recent string of public holidays and a race season in its…

MX5 · March 27, 2018

Project MX-5 (Race 5: 2016)

First published in July 2016: For some reason that I have yet to work out, the local…

MX5 · March 27, 2018